The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Live updates: US military says a refueling aircraft went down in Iraq, rescue efforts are underway
  ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2
  Assailant dead after vehicle ramming, gunfire at Michigan synagogue in US
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: President Trump Threatens 'Unprecedented Military Consequences' As Iran Reportedly Starts Mining The Strait Of Hormuz
  Thai Cargo Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz; Three Crew Missing
  Three more ships struck in the Persian Gulf as Iran warns of oil prices hitting $200
• Russia: Ukrainian troops attack Russia’s Belgorod region using over 140 drones in past day
  
  
• United Kingdom: Starmer's Mandelson Mess Explodes: PM Knew About Epstein Friendship
  
  
• India: India’s Supreme Court allows first-ever passive euthanasia death
  Two Iranian warships take sanctuary in India and Sri Lanka
  
• France: Six French soldiers wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan 'drone attack', follow our live coverage
  
  
• Japan: Honda warns of ¥2.5 trillion charge on global EV downturn
  Japanese-flagged container ship sustains damage in the Persian Gulf
  
• Canada: How a ransomware attack left an Ontario government health agency scrambling
  
  
• Australia: Australia deploys early-warning aircraft to the Middle East amid Iran attacks
  Bird deaths linked to loss of food source in algal bloom, authority says
  Evacuation routes blocked amid Perth bushfire emergency

• White House:
  Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Promotes Fiscal Responsibility in Compensation Practices at the Tennessee Valley Authority
  President Trump again intensifies pressure for Popular SAVE Act in US Senate
  President Trump indicates there's "practically nothing left" to target in Iran
• State Department:
  Statement from Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson on Successful Operations to Assist American Citizens in the Middle East
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Total of 11 Grim Reaper Drones Totaling $330 Million Destroyed In Operation Epic Fury Thus Far
  CENTCOM reports US destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels
  War Sec Hegseth Says U.S. Attacks Intensify Under Epic Fury, While Iranian Responses Slow
• HHS:
  FDA contradicts Trump admin, declines to approve generic drug for autism
  
  
• Energy:
  United States to Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve | Department of Energy
  
  
• Senate:
  GOP Sen. John Cornyn backs changing filibuster to pass SAVE America Act
  
  
• House:
  Markwayne Mullin departure to DHS creates House liaison vacancy for Senate GOP
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow it to revoke protected status for Haitian nationals
  Court agrees to hear case on environmental laws, does not act on several Second Amendment challenges
  Court agrees to hear case on environmental laws, does not act on several Second Amendment challenges

• Meta further diversifies beyond Nvidia as it unveils four custom AI chips
  Oil futures rise as traders await decision on reserves
  Amazon Admits Extensive AI Use Is Wreaking Havoc on Its Core Business

• Washington state moves to ban forced employee microchips
  NASA Spacecraft Crashes Back to Earth in Uncontrolled Reentry : ScienceAlert
  

• Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch
  
  

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